Tusk figures belong to a group of abbreviated figurines made in the Predynastic Period. Such figurines emphasize only facial features and sexuality, while eliminating or schematizing limbs. Tusk figurines exploit a natural form –the tusk of a hippo– creating a male figure that radiates sexuality. This figurine is a superbly finished version of the type […]
The complex male initiation cycle of the Abelam people is restricted to men. However, its sacred spaces and sculptures are often suffused with female symbolism and imagery. In the highest initiation rites, tetepeku, slender female images with long legs spread wide, are erected inside the men’s ceremonial house above the main entrance and the entrances […]
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Dear Friends, I’m sure you are also following with horror the rightwards drift and anti-EU sentiment brewing across Europe. The Dutch referendum should be the final wake-up call, alerting people to the real risk of the UK’s EU referendum resulting in a victory for Leave. The official ‘Remain’ campaign feels lame and is lacking in […]
Native american tribes considered the wind a person that took care of the earth at it’s beginnings. Invisible but at the same time present element, we can only perceive it’s consequences. I have chosen to completely expose my body to this natural force, to its effects. I have overlapped to my skin a piece of […]